唐五代海外交往的门户福州港略述

A Brief Account of Fuzhou Port,the Gateway of Overseas Communication in the Tang and Five Dynasties

福州因地理优势,拥有方便的海外交通条件,在东冶港的基础上进一步发展成繁荣的福州港。从一些诗文和残碑断简中可探知,唐代福州已成为南方对外贸易的枢纽和重镇。唐末五代,王审知大力开拓闽疆,全面发展福建的海外贸易,开辟了名闻遐迩的甘棠港,成为福州海外交通贸易的重要通道。福州对外交往始终秉持开放的精神,对海外各国来的“蕃客”都持包容的态度,因此唐五代时期福州的对外文化交流已经很兴盛,但主要以宗教(佛教)交流的形式出现。

Because of geographical advantages,Fuzhou has convenient overseas transportation conditions,on the basis of Dongye port,Fuzhou Port was further developed.It can be seen from some poems and inscriptions that Fuzhou had become the hub and important town of southern foreign trade in the Tang Dynasty.During the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties,Wang Shenzhi made great efforts to develop Fujian’s overseas trade and opened up the famous port of Gantang,which became an important channel for overseas traffic and trade in Fuzhou.Fuzhou always holds the spirit of opening to the outside world and has a tolerant attitude towards the foreign tourists from other countries.Therefore,the cultural exchange of Fuzhou in Tang Dynasty was already very prosperous,but it mainly appeared in the form of religious(Buddhist)exchange.